Stay chill… with jelly? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Hot day at the beach? Storing food for a long car trip? Bring plenty of ICE! But ice isn’t always sustainable or sanitary. It’s difficult to collect meltwater to make more ice. And, when ice
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Want to feel like a Jolly Green … ZEN giant? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ahhhhh, Spring! A perfect time to tend the garden and breathe in fresh air! Satisfying — and HEALTHY! Can all that goodness come in small – I mean REALLY
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Pooping bricks — it’s just an expression! Or is it…?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Everybody poops, but only one animal poops CUBES. The wombat, a chubby little marsupial from Australia, drops DICE-shaped doo-doos! Neat trick – but how? David Hu and team at
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How do YOU channel your inner Aaron Sorkin? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When we’re gabbing with our besties, the words just tumble out like an episode of The West Wing. But from where? How DO our brains produce the quick back-and-forth of conversational
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I’m a poet and I show it – my feet are Longfellows! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. No offense, Dad – but Dad jokes are THE WORST! Sometimes you can’t help but laugh. Or…you might share the laughter — just to be polite! Enter
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Pimples – they pack a PUNCH! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying “put up yer dukes!”. Our skin is home to more than one TRILLION microorganisms, battling for domination! So Anyo Tsuro and colleagues from Osaka City University staged a Battle of the Bacteria!
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One Yoplait please…doctor’s orders! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Loading up my grocery cart – with yogurt! Which is healthy, right? Yes! Maybe more than you think! Enter University of South Australia’s Alexandra Wade and colleagues at the University of Maine. They asked around
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There’s a new energy source … hiding in the shadows! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A shady glade … ideal for cooling off! But when it comes to solar power, LESS sun means less energy! As skyscrapers climb and open sunshine becomes less available,
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Ants in your plants? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fixing up your fixer-upper? As every homeowner knows – the work NEVER ends! Azteca ants make their homes in Cecropia trees. The trees offer them food and shelter. But what happens when they need a
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Whoa, I’m flying! Or…is it just a dream? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dreams can be so bizarre and fun. One minute you’re back in kindergarten, the next you’re floating in outer space! But WHY do we dream? Enter Erin Wamsley and colleagues from
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